Areas of Focus
- Systematic taxonomy of Carabidae
Work Experience
- 2003-2009 - Collaborated with California Academy of Sciences and Kyoto University
- Current - Curator at National Zoological Museum of China, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997 - PhD: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology
- Hosted two National Natural Science Foundation projects
- Published 60 research papers
Publications
- A new species and new subgenus of the genus Elaphrus from North China, with cladistic analysis of taxa of the tribe Elaphrini (Coleoptera: Carabidae), Shi H.L. & H.B. Liang, 2008
- Review of the genus Dendrocellus Schmidt-Göbel (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Dryptini), with descriptions of seven New Species, Liang H.B. & D. Kavanaugh, 2007
- Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Harpalus in China, with descriptions of new taxa (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Harpalini), Kataev. B. & H.B. Liang, 2007
- Three additional new species of Aristochroa Tschitschérine (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichini) from the Gaoligongshan of Western Yunnan Province, China, Kavanaugh D. & H.B. Liang, 2006
- A review on Onycholabis Bates (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Platynini), with description of a new species, Liang H.B. & Kavanaugh D., 2005
Awards
- National Science and Technology Progress Award (2005): 7th contributor
- National Science and Technology Progress Award (2007): 5th contributor